10 Benjamin Pearce
10 - Benjamin Pearce
Height: 6-1
Weight: 175
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Tuckahoe, NY
High School: Rye Country Day School
Position: G
gp 26
pts/g 18.0
fg % 43.4
3pt % 36.9
ft % 82.8
reb/g 4.0
a/g 4.5

Freshman (2022-23):

  • NABC All-South District Second Team
  • D3hoops.com All-South Region Second Team
  • University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year
  • All-UAA First Team
  • D3hoops.com National Team of the Week (Dec. 29-Jan.7)
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (1/9)
  • One of two Eagles to start all 26 games
  • Set freshman program record for single-season scoring with 468 points (18.0 PPG); 9th most in a single-season in team history
  • Team leader with 30.2 minutes per game
  • Finished second in UAA in scoring and top-5 in league in assists (4th), field goal made (2nd), and three pointers per game (4th)
  • Finished as team’s leading scorer on 14 different occasions
  • Scored in double figures in 25 of 26 games, including 11 games with 20 or more points
  • Notched a season-high 29 points vs. NYU (2/17)
  • 117 assists rank as 16th-most in Emory single-season history; recorded a season-high nine in win at Rochester (2/25)

Career Statistics:

  GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3PT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PTS AVG REB AVG BLK AST STL
2022-23 26-26 167-385 .434 62-168 .369 72-87 468 18.0 103 4.0 5 117 36
Totals 26-26 167-385 .434 62-168 .369 72-87 468 18.0 103 4.0 5 117 36

 

Prior to Emory:

Competed on The Pomfret School basketball team during his high school post grad year… Served as the team captain of his high school basketball team for two years… Also played football and track in high school… NEPSAC Class B Player of the Year… Edward J. Kelly Award (scholar-athlete award)… 1,000 point scorer as a junior… 2018 NYSAIS track state champion… 2018 MIFL football champion… 2019 NYSIAS basketball state champion… 2019 NYSIAS track state champion.

Personal:

Son of Jina Billups and Sheldon Pearce… Plans to major in Business.

Recent Games
Feb 10 at Carnegie Mellon L, 63-60
Feb 12 at Case Western Reserve L, 102-75
Feb 17 New York U. L, 88-82
Feb 19 Brandeis W, 70-67
Feb 25 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 86-76
Mar 3 at Hampden-Sydney L, 63-59
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 26 14
Games started 26 14
Minutes 786 454
Minutes per game 30.2 32.4
FG 167-385 92-208
FG Pct 43.4 44.2
3PT 62-168 27-83
3PT Pct 36.9 32.5
FT 72-87 44-54
FT Pct 82.8 81.5
Off rebounds 21 9
Def rebounds 82 44
Total rebounds 103 53
Rebounds per game 4.0 3.8
Personal fouls 54 31
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 117 67
Turnovers 69 41
Assist to turnover ratio 1.7 1.6
Steals 36 18
Blocks 5 1
Points 468 255
Points per game 18.0 18.2
Points per 40 min 23.8 22.5
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Piedmont W, 85-67 1 27 6-15 40.0 4-10 40.0 0-1 0.0 16
Nov 14 at Sewanee W, 101-76 1 24 7-14 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 17
Nov 19 Guilford L, 75-61 1 32 3-11 27.3 1-8 12.5 5-7 71.4 12
Nov 22 Covenant W, 97-63 1 18 6-7 85.7 5-5 100.0 4-4 100.0 21
Nov 27 at Maryville (Tenn.) W, 79-70 1 31 8-15 53.3 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 19
Dec 3 vs. Bates W, 86-52 1 22 1-8 12.5 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 6
Dec 4 at Colby W, 80-66 1 23 6-12 50.0 4-6 66.7 5-5 100.0 21
Dec 7 at LaGrange W, 86-68 1 25 7-15 46.7 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 17
Dec 29 Connecticut Col. W, 69-61 1 32 8-17 47.1 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 20
Dec 30 Berry L, 79-74 1 32 8-24 33.3 4-10 40.0 3-4 75.0 23
Jan 2 Oglethorpe W, 94-82 1 29 9-22 40.9 2-10 20.0 2-2 100.0 22
Jan 7 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 87-76 1 28 11-18 61.1 4-9 44.4 1-2 50.0 27
Jan 13 Carnegie Mellon L, 78-71 1 34 7-19 36.8 0-5 0.0 2-2 100.0 16
Jan 15 Case Western Reserve W, 90-81 1 31 9-18 50.0 2-6 33.3 3-4 75.0 23
Jan 20 at New York U. W, 95-91 1 33 6-16 37.5 1-6 16.7 8-10 80.0 21
Jan 22 at Brandeis W, 73-71 1 37 5-15 33.3 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 12
Jan 27 Chicago W, 79-75 1 36 2-11 18.2 1-6 16.7 5-6 83.3 10
Jan 29 Washington (Mo.) L, 72-69 1 31 8-18 44.4 2-7 28.6 2-3 66.7 20
Feb 3 at Chicago W, 77-70 1 31 5-12 41.7 1-5 20.0 5-6 83.3 16
Feb 5 at Washington (Mo.) L, 60-59 1 37 6-15 40.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 12
Feb 10 at Carnegie Mellon L, 63-60 1 34 10-20 50.0 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 23
Feb 12 at Case Western Reserve L, 102-75 1 26 6-12 50.0 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 15
Feb 17 New York U. L, 88-82 1 39 9-16 56.3 4-8 50.0 7-7 100.0 29
Feb 19 Brandeis W, 70-67 1 27 4-9 44.4 2-5 40.0 3-4 75.0 13
Feb 25 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 86-76 1 30 4-9 44.4 2-2 100.0 8-10 80.0 18
Mar 3 at Hampden-Sydney L, 63-59 1 37 6-17 35.3 5-10 50.0 2-2 100.0 19
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 Piedmont W, 85-67 1 27 1 1 2 6 3 2.0 3 0 2 -
Nov 14 at Sewanee W, 101-76 1 24 0 3 3 6 1 6.0 4 0 0 0
Nov 19 Guilford L, 75-61 1 32 0 4 4 5 1 5.0 2 0 2 0
Nov 22 Covenant W, 97-63 1 18 1 2 3 3 2 1.5 0 0 1 0
Nov 27 at Maryville (Tenn.) W, 79-70 1 31 1 7 8 4 4 1.0 1 0 2 0
Dec 3 vs. Bates W, 86-52 1 22 3 3 6 7 1 7.0 0 1 1 0
Dec 4 at Colby W, 80-66 1 23 0 3 3 0 3 0.0 1 0 4 -
Dec 7 at LaGrange W, 86-68 1 25 1 0 1 5 4 1.3 1 0 3 0
Dec 29 Connecticut Col. W, 69-61 1 32 0 5 5 4 2 2.0 2 2 0 0
Dec 30 Berry L, 79-74 1 32 2 4 6 2 2 1.0 1 0 4 0
Jan 2 Oglethorpe W, 94-82 1 29 1 2 3 5 1 5.0 1 1 3 0
Jan 7 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 87-76 1 28 2 1 3 1 3 0.3 2 0 5 0
Jan 13 Carnegie Mellon L, 78-71 1 34 1 1 2 5 5 1.0 0 0 2 0
Jan 15 Case Western Reserve W, 90-81 1 31 0 4 4 6 3 2.0 0 0 4 0
Jan 20 at New York U. W, 95-91 1 33 2 7 9 3 2 1.5 1 0 2 0
Jan 22 at Brandeis W, 73-71 1 37 1 5 6 8 6 1.3 1 0 2 -
Jan 27 Chicago W, 79-75 1 36 0 5 5 3 2 1.5 4 1 2 0
Jan 29 Washington (Mo.) L, 72-69 1 31 2 3 5 5 2 2.5 3 0 1 0
Feb 3 at Chicago W, 77-70 1 31 0 6 6 6 2 3.0 3 0 1 -
Feb 5 at Washington (Mo.) L, 60-59 1 37 0 2 2 5 3 1.7 0 0 1 -
Feb 10 at Carnegie Mellon L, 63-60 1 34 1 3 4 6 4 1.5 2 0 2 0
Feb 12 at Case Western Reserve L, 102-75 1 26 0 1 1 2 2 1.0 0 0 3 -
Feb 17 New York U. L, 88-82 1 39 0 1 1 7 3 2.3 1 0 2 0
Feb 19 Brandeis W, 70-67 1 27 0 2 2 1 2 0.5 1 0 1 -
Feb 25 at Rochester (N.Y.) W, 86-76 1 30 0 3 3 9 2 4.5 0 0 3 -
Mar 3 at Hampden-Sydney L, 63-59 1 37 2 4 6 3 4 0.8 2 0 1 0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 26 26 30.2 6.4-14.8 43.4 2.4-6.5 36.9 2.8-3.3 82.8 18.0
2023-24 25 25 32.0 5.4-13.2 41.2 2.0-5.6 36.4 3.5-4.4 79.3 16.4
Total 51 51 31.1 5.9-14.0 42.4 2.2-6.0 36.7 3.1-3.9 80.8 17.2
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 26 26 786 167-385 43.4 62-168 36.9 72-87 82.8 468
2023-24 25 25 801 136-330 41.2 51-140 36.4 88-111 79.3 411
Total 51 51 1587 303-715 42.4 113-308 36.7 160-198 80.8 879
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 26 26 30.2 8.5-19.6 43.4 3.2-8.5 36.9 3.7-4.4 82.8 23.8
2023-24 25 25 32.0 6.8-16.5 41.2 2.5-7.0 36.4 4.4-5.5 79.3 20.5
Total 51 51 31.1 7.6-18.0 42.4 2.8-7.8 36.7 4.0-5.0 80.8 22.2
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 26 26 30.2 0.8 3.2 4.0 2.1 0.0 4.5 2.7 1.7 1.4 0.2
2023-24 25 25 32.0 0.7 3.0 3.6 2.3 0.0 5.0 3.4 1.5 1.1 0.2
Total 51 51 31.1 0.7 3.1 3.8 2.2 0.0 4.8 3.0 1.6 1.2 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 26 26 786 21 82 103 54 0 117 69 1.7 36 5
2023-24 25 25 801 17 74 91 57 0 126 86 1.5 27 5
Total 51 51 1587 38 156 194 111 0 243 155 1.6 63 10
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 26 26 30.2 1.1 4.2 5.2 2.7 0.0 6.0 3.5 1.7 1.8 0.3
2023-24 25 25 32.0 0.8 3.7 4.5 2.8 0.0 6.3 4.3 1.5 1.3 0.2
Total 51 51 31.1 1.0 3.9 4.9 2.8 0.0 6.1 3.9 1.6 1.6 0.3
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 26 26 30.2 6.4-14.8 43.4 2.4-6.5 36.9 2.8-3.3 82.8 18.0
Conference 14 14 32.4 6.6-14.9 44.2 1.9-5.9 32.5 3.1-3.9 81.5 18.2
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 13 30.5 6.9-15.8 43.9 2.7-7.5 36.1 2.8-3.5 80.4 19.4
Away 12 12 30.7 6.3-14.3 44.2 2.2-5.7 39.7 2.6-3.1 83.8 17.5
Neutral 1 1 22.0 1.0-8.0 12.5 0.0-3.0 0.0 4.0-4.0 100.0 6.0
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Wins 17 17 28.5 6.1-13.7 44.6 2.4-6.2 38.1 3.0-3.6 82.3 17.6
Losses 9 9 33.6 7.0-16.9 41.4 2.4-7.0 34.9 2.3-2.8 84.0 18.8
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November 5 5 26.4 6.0-12.4 48.4 2.6-6.4 40.6 2.4-3.2 75.0 17.0
December 5 5 26.8 6.0-15.2 39.5 3.0-6.6 45.5 2.4-2.6 92.3 17.4
January 8 8 32.4 7.1-17.1 41.6 1.8-7.2 24.1 2.9-3.6 79.3 18.9
February 7 7 32.0 6.3-13.3 47.3 2.1-5.0 42.9 3.3-3.9 85.2 18.0
March 1 1 37.0 6.0-17.0 35.3 5.0-10.0 50.0 2.0-2.0 100.0 19.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 26 26 786 167-385 43.4 62-168 36.9 72-87 82.8 468
Conference 14 14 454 92-208 44.2 27-83 32.5 44-54 81.5 255
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 13 13 396 90-205 43.9 35-97 36.1 37-46 80.4 252
Away 12 12 368 76-172 44.2 27-68 39.7 31-37 83.8 210
Neutral 1 1 22 1-8 12.5 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 6
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Wins 17 17 484 104-233 44.6 40-105 38.1 51-62 82.3 299
Losses 9 9 302 63-152 41.4 22-63 34.9 21-25 84.0 169
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November 5 5 132 30-62 48.4 13-32 40.6 12-16 75.0 85
December 5 5 134 30-76 39.5 15-33 45.5 12-13 92.3 87
January 8 8 259 57-137 41.6 14-58 24.1 23-29 79.3 151
February 7 7 224 44-93 47.3 15-35 42.9 23-27 85.2 126
March 1 1 37 6-17 35.3 5-10 50.0 2-2 100.0 19
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 26 26 30.2 8.5-19.6 43.4 3.2-8.5 36.9 3.7-4.4 82.8 23.8
Conference 14 14 32.4 8.1-18.3 44.2 2.4-7.3 32.5 3.9-4.8 81.5 22.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 13 30.5 9.1-20.7 43.9 3.5-9.8 36.1 3.7-4.6 80.4 25.5
Away 12 12 30.7 8.3-18.7 44.2 2.9-7.4 39.7 3.4-4.0 83.8 22.8
Neutral 1 1 22.0 1.8-14.5 12.5 0.0-5.5 0.0 7.3-7.3 100.0 10.9
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Wins 17 17 28.5 8.6-19.3 44.6 3.3-8.7 38.1 4.2-5.1 82.3 24.7
Losses 9 9 33.6 8.3-20.1 41.4 2.9-8.3 34.9 2.8-3.3 84.0 22.4
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November 5 5 26.4 9.1-18.8 48.4 3.9-9.7 40.6 3.6-4.8 75.0 25.8
December 5 5 26.8 9.0-22.7 39.5 4.5-9.9 45.5 3.6-3.9 92.3 26.0
January 8 8 32.4 8.8-21.2 41.6 2.2-9.0 24.1 3.6-4.5 79.3 23.3
February 7 7 32.0 7.9-16.6 47.3 2.7-6.2 42.9 4.1-4.8 85.2 22.5
March 1 1 37.0 6.5-18.4 35.3 5.4-10.8 50.0 2.2-2.2 100.0 20.5
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 26 26 30.2 0.8 3.2 4.0 2.1 0.0 4.5 2.7 1.7 1.4 0.2
Conference 14 14 32.4 0.6 3.1 3.8 2.2 0.0 4.8 2.9 1.6 1.3 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 30.5 0.8 2.7 3.5 2.2 0.0 4.1 2.4 1.7 1.5 0.3
Away 12 12 30.7 0.7 3.7 4.3 2.0 0.0 4.8 3.1 1.5 1.3 0.0
Neutral 1 1 22.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 7.0 1.0 7.0 0.0 1.0
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Wins 17 17 28.5 0.8 3.5 4.2 2.1 0.0 4.5 2.5 1.8 1.5 0.3
Losses 9 9 33.6 0.9 2.6 3.4 2.0 0.0 4.4 2.9 1.5 1.2 0.0
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November 5 5 26.4 0.6 3.4 4.0 1.4 0.0 4.8 2.2 2.2 2.0 0.0
December 5 5 26.8 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.4 0.0 3.6 2.4 1.5 1.0 0.6
January 8 8 32.4 1.1 3.5 4.6 2.6 0.0 4.5 3.0 1.5 1.5 0.3
February 7 7 32.0 0.1 2.6 2.7 1.9 0.0 5.1 2.6 2.0 1.0 0.0
March 1 1 37.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 0.8 2.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 26 26 786 21 82 103 54 0 117 69 1.7 36 5
Conference 14 14 454 9 44 53 31 0 67 41 1.6 18 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 396 10 35 45 29 0 53 31 1.7 20 4
Away 12 12 368 8 44 52 24 0 57 37 1.5 16 0
Neutral 1 1 22 3 3 6 1 0 7 1 7.0 0 1
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Wins 17 17 484 13 59 72 36 0 77 43 1.8 25 5
Losses 9 9 302 8 23 31 18 0 40 26 1.5 11 0
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November 5 5 132 3 17 20 7 0 24 11 2.2 10 0
December 5 5 134 6 15 21 12 0 18 12 1.5 5 3
January 8 8 259 9 28 37 21 0 36 24 1.5 12 2
February 7 7 224 1 18 19 13 0 36 18 2.0 7 0
March 1 1 37 2 4 6 1 0 3 4 0.8 2 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 26 26 30.2 1.1 4.2 5.2 2.7 0.0 6.0 3.5 1.7 1.8 0.3
Conference 14 14 32.4 0.8 3.9 4.7 2.7 0.0 5.9 3.6 1.6 1.6 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 13 30.5 1.0 3.5 4.5 2.9 0.0 5.4 3.1 1.7 2.0 0.4
Away 12 12 30.7 0.9 4.8 5.7 2.6 0.0 6.2 4.0 1.5 1.7 0.0
Neutral 1 1 22.0 5.5 5.5 10.9 1.8 0.0 12.7 1.8 7.0 0.0 1.8
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Wins 17 17 28.5 1.1 4.9 6.0 3.0 0.0 6.4 3.6 1.8 2.1 0.4
Losses 9 9 33.6 1.1 3.0 4.1 2.4 0.0 5.3 3.4 1.5 1.5 0.0
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November 5 5 26.4 0.9 5.2 6.1 2.1 0.0 7.3 3.3 2.2 3.0 0.0
December 5 5 26.8 1.8 4.5 6.3 3.6 0.0 5.4 3.6 1.5 1.5 0.9
January 8 8 32.4 1.4 4.3 5.7 3.2 0.0 5.6 3.7 1.5 1.9 0.3
February 7 7 32.0 0.2 3.2 3.4 2.3 0.0 6.4 3.2 2.0 1.3 0.0
March 1 1 37.0 2.2 4.3 6.5 1.1 0.0 3.2 4.3 0.8 2.2 0.0